Dr. Travis Webb explained what it took to save the officer who was so close to death.

"So I received a page," Webb said.

Aug. 5 was an event Webb only experienced in training.

"The adrenaline starts to pump a little bit," Webb said.

There was a mass shooting at the Oak Creek Sikh Temple.

A gunman opened fire, killing six and then himself. Four people were injured.

"The first patient was Lt. Murphy," Webb said.

Police said Wade Michael Page shot Lt. Brian Murphy 12 times.

"When he arrived, he was obviously severely injured with multiple gunshot injuries," Webb said. "When he arrived, he was extremely calm. He was obviously in distress."

The Oak Creek officer's condition was very serious. He could barely breathe.

"The bullet had passed through his voice box then on through his trachea as well as his through his esophagus, the feeding tube," Webb said.

But with 10 years of experience at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Webb and his team of dozens got Murphy into surgery.

The operating and multiple surgeries took 12 hours, but Webb would learn more about the patient and the shooting later.

Webb is no stranger to treating police officers. He also led the way on the Elm Grove officer hit by a train in May 2009.

"Our police officers are on the front line," Webb said.

Webb said he loves bringing patients back to life, but for Murphy's surgery he was most impressed by work that wasn't his.

"During the operating I did, I called in one of our ear, nose and throat specialists to come in and he did an incredible job reconstructing the voice box," Webb said. "Now to see him (Murphy) and to hear him especially, I am amazed."

Webb said there's one thing surgery can't heal.

"My biggest concern for him now isn't necessarily the physical aspect, it's more the social and psychological toll," Webb said.

Webb said Murphy still has bullets in his body that doctors couldn't remove. He still returns for checkups, but Webb said he's seeing less of the lieutenant, which means he's improving greatly.

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